The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-29

conveyed by means of buckets handed to
| those on top of the adjoining building and
| poured on the fire This is said to have
been all that saved the Hudson g. jenkins
! drug store. Mr.. Savell states that he had
I about $4,000 worth of goods which were in
sured for 50, 500, and that the building was
insured for 81 49, He says his insurance
ON the house will replace it the same as it
was before. 1t is thought that through
| some means matches caught, thus setting
the house on fire.
Perhaps one of the most important com
mitment trials ever held in the county oc-
CURED at Dublin Tuesday before Justice
Walker. On Dec. % j. NJ. Reinhart, a
young merchant of Dublin, closed his store
for the night about 10 o'clock, and wendell
his way homeward, which was about POO
yards from his store, and in one of the most
public parts of the town. Mr.. Reinhart has
no safe in his place, and when he closed up
took the money and drafts amounting to
about 81, 100, placed them in a large pocket
book and put them in his pocket. The night
was rainy one, and Reinhart carried over
him an umbrella. Just before reaching his
residence some one from behind him struck
him stunning blow, with some heavy
instrument which felled him to the
ground, the umbrella, perhaps, saving
his life and staying the terrific force of the
blow. He was knocked senseless for a mo-
ment, but recovered sufficiently, with aid of
the light shining from his hall door, to rec
ognize the robber to be negro, Henry Bur
ney, who is already under arrest for more
than one charge of violating the law. The
negro was placed in jail, and owing to the
critical condition of Mr.. Reinhart was not
given a commitment trial until Tuesday.
Justice Walker bound the defendant over,
but allowed him 10 give bail III the sum of
$1,000.
During his college days, it is said that
that Col. John X. Rutherford, of Macon, the
great Georgia advocate, gave promise of
becoming genuine prototype of John l..
Sullivan so far as physical prowess was con-
cerned. He was noted as an athlete among
his contemporary students, both in his own
college-the State University at Athens
and others throughout the state. Among
the stories told as proof of his Hercuean
strength is the following, which, although
seemingly improbable, is vouched for as
true by many graduates of the university,
who We're classmates or fellow students of
Col. Rutherford, and who now, like him,
have achieved .eminence in their professions
er stations in life, business or political
Young Rutherford was allowed by his
father to keep pony at college for riding
purposes, and among other athletic prac-
ticeS, he became a thorough master of every
position in stirrup and saddle, performing
many feats requiring great skill and
strength. But his most wonderful test of
strength was one performed under an old
oak tree that stood a short distance from
the college. An stout branch of the tree
shot out horizontally from the trunk within
easy reach above him rs he rode, under it.
He would spur his pony into brisk canter,
and riding him under this limb clasp his
heels under the horse, throw tine reins over
the pommel of his saddle, and catching the
branch of the tree above his head would lift
the horse bodily from his feet, and while
he swung forward by force of momentum
keep his hold on the limb until he placed
the brute in standing position ON the re-
turn swing.